Questions

rand() between 0 and 1

So the following code makes 0 < r < 1 ``` r = ((double) rand() / (RAND_MAX)) ``` Why does having `r = ((double) rand() / (RAND_MAX + 1))` make -1 < r < 0? Shouldn't adding one to RAND_MAX make 1...

14 Sep at 15:24

What is difference between 'git reset --hard HEAD~1' and 'git reset --soft HEAD~1'?

I tried to undo my commit in git. Is it dangerous to use `git reset --hard HEAD~1`? What is the difference between different options for `git reset`?

22 Feb at 01:8

SQL Server Installation - What is the Installation Media Folder?

I am installing SQL Server 2008. I have installed .NET framework 3.5. Then I got folder SQL Server 2008 and performed following steps- 1. I clicked configuration Tools. 2. Then I clicked SQL Server...

23 Mar at 22:29

Best way to compare two complex objects

I have two complex objects like `Object1` and `Object2`. I need the fastest method to say if they are same or not. How could this be done in C# 4.0?

8 Jan at 17:59

How do you create a daemon in Python?

[Searching on Google](http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=python+daemon) reveals x2 code snippets. The first result is to [this code recipe](http://code.activestate.com/recipes/278731/) which has a lot o...

6 Feb at 14:31

What are the lengths of Location Coordinates, latitude and longitude?

How many digits can latitude and longitude have, before the decimal, and after the decimal? Here is an example I am getting from the location sent by a Windows Phone device: ``` Latitude=-635723752901...

30 Jan at 21:1

Border for an Image view in Android?

How can I set a border for an `ImageView` and change its color in Android?

2 Aug at 14:7

What is the difference between a "line feed" and a "carriage return"?

If there are two keywords then they must have their own meanings. So I want to know what makes them different and what their code is.

SonarQube Exclude a directory

I am trying to exclude a directory from being analyzed by Sonar. I have the following properties defined in my `sonar-project.properties` file: ``` sonar.sources=src/java sonar.exclusions=src/java/te...

13 Oct at 18:58

What is the Java equivalent for LINQ?

What is Java equivalent for LINQ?

27 Sep at 06:30

Repeat command automatically in Linux

Is it possible in Linux command line to have a command repeat every seconds? Say, I have an import running, and I am doing ``` ls -l ``` to check if the file size is increasing. I would like to h...

5 Feb at 00:41

Android: set view style programmatically

Here's XML: ``` <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" style="@style/LightStyle" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="55dip" ...

27 Mar at 19:13

Hide/Show Column in a HTML Table

I have an HTML table with several columns and I need to implement a column chooser using jQuery. When a user clicks on a checkbox I want to hide/show the corresponding column in the table. I would l...

3 Apr at 04:1

Display curl output in readable JSON format in Unix shell script

In my Unix shell script, when I execute a curl command, the result will be displayed as below which I am redirecting to file: ``` {"type":"Show","id":"123","title":"name","description":"Funny","chann...

9 Jul at 17:42

How do I find the text within a div in the source of a web page using C#

How can I get the `HTML` code from a website, save it, and find some text by using a `LINQ` expression? I'm using the following code to get the source of a web page: ``` public static String code(stri...

19 Apr at 11:42

Difference between Select Unique and Select Distinct

I thought these were synonomous, but I wrote the following in Microsoft SQL: ``` Select Unique col from (select col from table1 union select col from table2) alias ``` And it failed. Changin...

27 Oct at 15:17

Rails migration for change column

We have `script/generate migration add_fieldname_to_tablename fieldname:datatype` syntax for adding new columns to a model. On the same line, do we have a script/generate for changing the datatype of...

28 Oct at 06:26

Accessing nested JavaScript objects and arrays by string path

I have a data structure like this : ``` var someObject = { 'part1' : { 'name': 'Part 1', 'size': '20', 'qty' : '50' }, 'part2' : { 'name': 'Part 2', ...

9 Mar at 11:18

error TS2339: Property 'x' does not exist on type 'Y'

I don't understand why this code generates a TypeScript error. (It's not the original code and is a bit derived, so please ignore the non-sense in the example): ``` interface Images { [key:string]: ...

9 Feb at 19:59

Rendering React Components from Array of Objects

I have some data called stations which is an array containing objects. ``` stations : [ {call:'station one',frequency:'000'}, {call:'station two',frequency:'001'} ] ``` I'd like to render a ui ...

4 Jul at 00:41

LINQ Using Max() to select a single row

I'm using LINQ on an IQueryable returned from NHibernate and I need to select the row with the maximum value(s) in a couple of fields. I've simplified the bit that I'm sticking on. I need to select ...

2 Feb at 17:18

What's a good IDE for Python on Mac OS X?

I'm about to start a new job where the coding practices are heavily centered around TDD and refactoring, and whose primary development language is Python. I come from the Java world, and have been a ...

4 Sep at 13:45

Cross-reference (named anchor) in markdown

Is there syntax for the equivalent of: ``` Take me to <a href="#pookie">pookie</a> ... <a name="pookie">this is pookie</a> ```

30 Nov at 21:42

"Large data" workflows using pandas

I have tried to puzzle out an answer to this question for many months while learning pandas. I use SAS for my day-to-day work and it is great for it's out-of-core support. However, SAS is horrible a...

7 Dec at 19:53

How do I set hostname in docker-compose?

In my `docker-compose.yml` file, I have the following. However the container does not pick up the hostname value. Any ideas? ``` dns: image: phensley/docker-dns hostname: affy domainname: affy.c...

29 Jan at 18:55